MICHAEL BUCKNER/GETTY IMAGESCherry Jones celebrates her Emmy win for best supporting actress in a drama with her "24" costar Kiefer Sutherland.Cherry Jones famously outed her relationship with girlfriend Sarah Paulson (she of the late and unlamented “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip) a few years ago when they kissed when Jones won her Tony for "Doubt." Now we have to wonder: Where were the thanks at the Emmys on Sunday when Jones won best supporting actress in a drama series?

It’s become increasingly popular for low-key gay celebrities to out themselves by thanking their partners when collecting awards — in addition to Jones, there's David Hyde-Pierce (though one could argue that the Associated Press did it for him a couple of months earlier) and Jodie Foster. It’s also gossip fodder whenever straight actors or actresses fail to mention their significant other in their acceptance speeches. So we're riding the wave of two trends here. Have they split up or not?